National League Round 2 of Finals. Barsy Atyrau draw things even

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FINAL

Irbis - Barsy Atyrau 88-90

Barsy Atyrau had a 31-20 advantage in offensive rebounds. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 21 assists. 24 personal fouls committed by Irbis helped opponents get some easy free throw opportunities. Canadian forward Michael Okafor (196-1999, college: Lakehead) orchestrated the victory by scoring 24 points and 5 rebounds. American forward Jamaure Gregg (201-1999, college: NSU) contributed with 18 points and 8 rebounds for the winners. The former international forward Nikolay Bazhin (198-1990) replied with 19 points and 5 rebounds and international center Robert Pan (202-1995) added 11 points and 11 rebounds in the effort for Irbis. Four Barsy Atyrau and five Irbis players scored in double figures.
Top scorers:
Barsy Atyrau: M.Okafor 24+5reb+2ast, J.Gregg 18+8reb+2ast, R.Samsin 13+9reb, J.Garrett 11+3reb+6ast, V.Ivanov 8+4reb, A.Marat 6+2reb+1ast
Irbis: N.Bazhin 19+5reb+1ast, A.Kozyrkin 16+5reb+2ast, L.Anderson 14+6reb+2ast, M.Myers 13+6ast, A.Zhigulin 13+5reb, R.Pan 11+11reb+1ast

3-4 Place

Tobol - Aktobe 109-97

Tobol players were unselfish on offense dishing 33 assists. Russian Artem Stepantsov (195-1998) had a double-double by scoring 33 points (!!!), 11 rebounds and 4 assists (on 12-of-15 shooting from the field) to lead the charge for the winners and the former international forward Anton Bykov (200-1989) chipped in 17 points, 11 rebounds and 7 assists during the contest. American guard Vante Hendrix (196-1998, college: CSUN, agency: Interperformances) responded with a double-double by scoring 27 points, 7 rebounds, 11 assists and 5 steals and his fellow American import center Jai Williams (206-1995, college: St.Joseph's) scored 23 points, 6 rebounds and 4 blocks. Five Tobol and four Aktobe players scored in double figures.
Top scorers:
Tobol: A.Stepantsov 33+11reb+4ast, A.Bitenov 22+4reb+9ast, R.Valiyev 17+5reb+3ast, A.Bykov 17+11reb+7ast, D.Doynikov 10+6reb+3ast, K.Dvirnyi 8+2reb+6ast
Aktobe: V.Hendrix 27+7reb+11ast, J.Williams 23+6reb+2ast, A.Marat 15+2reb+6ast, K.Neff 14+6reb+5ast, S.Smith 8+3reb+1ast, A.Papshiv 8+7reb